Babasaheb (Devanagari: बाबासाहेब, IAST: Bābāsāhēb) is an honorary title and given name. "Babasaheb" is a Marathi phrase which means "Respected Father" (Baba = father and Saheb = sir). This epithet is commonly applied to B. R. Ambedkar. B. R. Ambedkar's title "Babasaheb" B. R. Ambedkar's followers and the Indian people started respectfully addressing him as "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar", since September 1927, because millions of Indians consider him a "great liberator". People Other notable people with the name include: Babasaheb Bhosale (1921–2007), Indian politician Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (born 1922), also known as Babasaheb Purandare, Indian historian and writer Umakant Keshav Apte (1903–1971), also known as Babasaheb Apte See also List of things named after Babasaheb Ambedkar Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film) (2000), Indian feature film in English Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, public institution of higher learning in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, unitary, autonomous university located at Lonere in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Central University located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh References Titles in India B. R. Ambedkar